Editorial/Op
There You Are
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The state of Tennessee’s nickname is “The Volunteer State”. I guess since Central isn’t a state and because they had the nickname first, we should let Tennessee keep it, but I don’t see any way on earth that Tennessee could Volunteer any better than the people of Central. When I started Central Speaks I thought I knew most of what goes on in Central. Boy was I wrong. It seems like not a day passes without something happening that needs the people of Central to Volunteer, and every time…There You Are.
On May 10th & 11th Cooking in Central will take place at the new pavilion at “Amazing Place” on Blackwater Road. Teams are forming to provide food, entertainment, facility preparation, auctions, cleanup and more. It will take a hundred or more Volunteers to put on this great charitable event and I can count on one thing. When I go to the next organizational meeting, when the setup begins a week before the event, and when the gates open that Friday, I’ll look around and see what Central Volunteers made it happen and…There You Are.
Our city government is in the midst of developing a transportation plan, a sewer master plan, new zoning criteria, and design standards for buildings. Central does not have paid staff to do all of this, so most of this work has to be done by Central citizens who have knowledge in these areas and a desire to make Central a better place. Volunteers. When I look at the number of man hours in these projects and given in service to our Boards and Commissions I am impressed, because every time there is a need…There You Are.
I could not begin to list in the space I have here all of the charitable and service organizations in Central and all of the great things they do for this community. All of the city state and federal money and programs combined can’t hold a candle to the support and benefit given to this community through the efforts of Central’s Volunteers. Watch the paper and the calendar and be amazed with me that at every meeting and event that needs Central’s Volunteers…There You Are.
Here is the most amazing thing about Central’s Volunteers: In mentioning these organizations I have only scratched the surface. The vast majority of Central’s Volunteers go un-noticed in the paper and by the general public. Every ball team, every cub scout den, every youth group, every dance team, every field trip, every second grade party, every Grandparent’s Day, every food bank donation, every homework assignment, every tree that falls on a house and every school project requires Volunteers. Hats off to all of Central’s most important and unsung Volunteers. Keep up the great work because every time your child, your friend or your neighbor needs you to Volunteer…There You Are.
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